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The excellent bibliophilic site Shepherd.com asked me (and hundreds of other authors) for the top three books we read in the last year. Yes, just three! You can imagine how hard it was to choose. But - these are the three I picked. Come see why! It should be noted that I loved many other books this past year just as much, but these three formed a nice cohesive group, as they all share similar themes (i.e., queerness + magic) not only with each other but with many of my own novels.

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"𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑜 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒." I finished this series in June and it was absolutely incredible. One of the best series i have read in a while. It took unexpected turns and the reason she did want she did was so amazing and right. She was betrayed and she let down by those who said they loved her. The endings of each books were incredible. I already want to reread the series. #becauseofreading #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookgram #booknerd #booksbooksbooks #bookphotos #bookworm #greatreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #thebonewitch #rinchupeco #theheartforger #theshadowglass https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkAsF6rtoZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

💬 If you were trying to solve a mystery, what bookish character(s) would you want to help you? Enola Holmes is back! Nancy Springer's nationally bestselling series and breakout Netflix sensation returns to beguile readers young and old in Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche. Check out the full synopsis in the comments below! . . . h a s h t a g s : #enolaholmes #nancyspringer #enolaholmesandtheblackbarouche #bookstoread #bookmail #bookishfeatures #bookishpost #bookphotography #bookphoto #readersofig #readerslife #readersgonnaread #readingspots #readingaddict #ilovebooks #greatreads #instabook #bookflatlays #bookishflatlay #bookandcoffee #flatlaytoday #youngadultbooks #mysterybooks #historicalfiction #yabooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFJvuGniEC/?utm_medium=tumblr

Espero que hayáis pasado un buen lunes!! 🤗 En oct terminé esta trilogía: Asesino de brujas de @shelbymahurin publicada por @puck.ed Fue un buen final pero me dejó la sensación de que el tercer libro era de relleno, la situación con los protagonistas se me hizo un poco repetitiva. Me deja con ganas de saber más de otros personajes que no son los principales. Pero, en general, es una muy buena trilogía de fantasía, con unos personajes a los que terminas adorando y un argumento muy entretenido y original en el@que se mezcla magia, política y romance. ¿Ya la habéis terminado también? #booksarelife #bookcommunity #booknerdigan #bookpassion #bookrecommendation #bookreview #greatreads #bookquotes #bookobsessed #totalbooknerd #bookgram #readmorebooks #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksofinsta #bookart #TW #lecturadirecta #booknookstagram #bookcollection #bookoftheday #asesinodebrujas #diosesymonstruos #serpentanddove https://www.instagram.com/p/CWTx3QtrKDf/?utm_medium=tumblr

ⒷⓄⓄⓀ ⓇⒺⓋⒾⒺⓌ Hindu Refugee Camp, Lahore Author: Sachin Garg Genre: Historical Fiction My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First of all, Thank you @gargsachin for sending this signed review copy to me. It was an absolute delight for a bookworm to receive a book like that. Next, coming to the book. This book is an amagamation of letters from an Indian man Havaldaar Ghulam Ali Limb-Fitter and his beloved Zahira. Ghulam Ali, after serving the East India Company as an Indian soldier in the WW2 (1939- 1945), by his misfortune finds himself posted in Lahore during the time of partition in 1947. He tries his best to come back to his hometown Lucknow, but by then Indian Government recognized him as a Pakistani soldier, and Pakistan recognized him as an Indian spy. He somehow manages to come back to Lucknow for a few days, when he meets Zahira and falls in love, but gets dragged away to Pakistan soon enough. Since he had no Pakistani documents, he gets thrown into the Hindu Refugee Camp of Lahore, where the letters begin their story. The story is inspired from true events, and what I loved is the strong bond of love between Ghulam Ali and Zahira, even though they met only for a month or less. The author's choices of words were easy flowing for everyone to understand, and the story was built in a fast paced yet a little mysterious way. There is nothing I disliked in the book honestly. If you are a historical fiction lover, and a fan of the age old correspondence using letters, I will urge you to go and read this book. It's an absolute 5* from my end. #bookishlife #beautifulbooks #totalbooknerd #booksofinsta #readersofinsta #yabookstagram #avidreader #greatreads #readingislife #beautifulbooks #whattoread #youngadultbooks #fortheloveofbooks #whatimreading #readingnook #bookcollector #booknerd #bookworld #bookalicious #bookaddiction #bookaddicts #bookaddicted #booksandcoffee #coffeeandbooks #readingchallenge #currentread #bookseries #booklion #bookofthemonth #bookreviews https://www.instagram.com/p/CUAY3P2ATfo/?utm_medium=tumblr